The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Paso Robles Police
2,937 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amSan Luis Obispo County
Paso Robles Police is the police department for the city of Paso Robles, in San Luis Obispo County. This page shows what its officers spend their time on, from the stops the department reported to the state for 2024.
People stopped
About 8 a day
2,937 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: lights, tint or equipment, 22%.
The main reason recorded for each of 2,937 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
14% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Paso Robles Police
San Luis Obispo County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in San Luis Obispo County. Paso Robles Police is highlighted.
On foot4% 9th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation95% 1st of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service3% 9th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
Person perceived as unhoused0% 9th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning42% 5th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%60%80%
Citation49% 2nd of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%60%
Arrest4% 9th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold0% 8th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched2% 9th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed2% 9th of 9 in San Luis Obispo County
0%20%40%
This page covers the work only. Pay, hiring steps and test rules for this department are not on the site yet. Agencies differ in how consistently they record handcuffing and searches, so small gaps may not be real.